unsuccessful candidate
Example Sentences
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He is a past unsuccessful candidate for the school board, city controller and the state Assembly.
From Los Angeles Times • May 1, 2026
Mr Magee was an unsuccessful candidate for the party in the Ballyclare area during local government elections in 2023.
From BBC • Feb. 1, 2025
He would join GOP attorney Eric Early — an unsuccessful candidate for state attorney general in 2022 and 2018 and for Congress in 2020.
From Seattle Times • Jun. 29, 2023
He would join GOP attorney Eric Early - an unsuccessful candidate for state attorney general in 2022 and 2018 and for Congress in 2020.
From Washington Times • Jun. 29, 2023
He was in 1810 an unsuccessful candidate for the chair of law at Paris, and in 1811 he also failed to obtain the office of advocate-general at the court of cassation.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 8 "Dubner" to "Dyeing" by Various
